Only Charles would/could have a progression video on a multi-year crop like asparagus! These videos are so instructive. Shooting footage and not expecting to post it until a year later is a testament to the quality of your content. We appreciate it!
@CharlesDowding1nodig2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Aaron!!
@hacgarimman96602 жыл бұрын
Absolutely. The system he uses is very well though out and always conclude with finess
@garrettscott40942 жыл бұрын
Charles, I do believe I could listen to you narrating in real time the growth of grass. Thank you for sharing your experiences, knowledge, and points of view.
@angelad.89442 жыл бұрын
I love this comment! it's so true, haha.
@rachelmock14422 жыл бұрын
He really is such a lovely person. I am so thankful to have found this channel.
@CharlesDowding1nodig2 жыл бұрын
I shan't put you through that!! Thanks Garrett 🌱
@garrettscott40942 жыл бұрын
@@CharlesDowding1nodig you are quite welcome. Quite a few people in the field of gardening, regenerative agg, and microbiology explain things as if you should have always known them. They unintentionally demean one in their quest for knowledge. You make learning quite approachable for those who need it to be. For that, I thank you.
@CharlesDowding1nodig2 жыл бұрын
@@garrettscott4094 Cheers 🥂
@tara9812 жыл бұрын
Vor einem Jahr fragte ich nach, ob ich das so machen kann > Deine Antwort war >Ja . Dieses Jahr werde ich > und wenn es auch nur 1 Stange ist > meine erste Ernte im No-dig Garten haben. Meinen alten Nutzgarten habe ich auch nicht mehr umgegraben, sondern eine dicke Kompostschicht drauf. Deine Videos sind meine Wegweiser aus der Wildnis hier. Lg aus der Eifel
@CharlesDowding1nodig2 жыл бұрын
Vielen Dank für Ihr Feedback und es tut mir leid, dass es sich wie eine Wildnis anfühlt, wo Sie sind! Sie sind die Bodenbewohner müssen sehr dankbar für Ihre freundliche Herangehensweise sein! Viel Spaß bei der Mini-Ernte!
@beauvaisboy2 жыл бұрын
As I start my vegtable patch for the first year (No dig)the wealth of knowledge you transmit is superb and your personality makes the videos a real pleasure. Thankyou👍
@CharlesDowding1nodig2 жыл бұрын
Thankyou Jonathan, best of luck
@kevindice10922 жыл бұрын
Such a wonderful plant, truly belongs in every garden. We have 4 beds here at the farm, the first of which I helped my father plant 45 years ago. It’s still producing a lovely harvest each May.
@CharlesDowding1nodig2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing this Kevin, and a great memory for you!
@erinobrien84082 жыл бұрын
Wow, how fantastic!!
@backwoodsbaby97292 жыл бұрын
I like how when you spotlight a veg you show an entire years a growth. I also understand how difficult doing that management actually is and appreciate the effort. Mary Washington asparagus is where it's at. No need for the modern hybrids! My great grandma had a plot that was probably Mary Washington that was probably somewhere over 50 years old before the bed all died! It was left to grow up and make seeds every year so it was constantly refreshing itself with different ages. Also the birds planted lots of asparagus in the fence rows.
@CharlesDowding1nodig2 жыл бұрын
How amazing and I wish we had her here! Thanks
@MM-fr9yh2 жыл бұрын
I just bought MW asparagus and am looking to plant them soon. Its good to know that someone else has them as well. Wish me luck.
@backwoodsbaby97292 жыл бұрын
@@MM-fr9yh everyone has that variety if it's an older plot.
@backwoodsbaby97292 жыл бұрын
@@CharlesDowding1nodig is it an old American (only) variety??? What are your heritage varieties then?
@tudorpottudorpot84232 жыл бұрын
University of Guelph here in Ontario, invested many years to create new Asparagus hybrids, Guelph Millennium, and Eclipse. This was to meet demand/need of North American farmers, and growers. Millennium, and Eclipse show intermediate resistance to rust, the most damaging disease in asparagus plantings. Also more cold hardy. Most importantly, almost double yield compared to Jersey types. Mary Washington is a good choice for home growers. I live in a very cold area, so the ability of newer asparagus hybrids to cope with cold is a very important factor. Sharing so other gardeners know there are options. Freda
@endlichdrin2 жыл бұрын
Here in Germany, I find loads of cardbord in the big supermarkets. It is used in the beverage section in between the plastic bottles (where the bottles are sold from euro-pallets). The markets themselves collect it (presumably several times a day) and [as far as I understand] compact it and send it to recycling facilities. Bottom line: No one complains when I take several sheets with my purchase. And the big advantages over boxes are: It comes in defined sizes, does not need to get unfolded and is usually ink-free. No cardbord boxes needed.
@erinobrien84082 жыл бұрын
Excellent idea!!!
@gypsygem93952 жыл бұрын
I get my cardboard from an animal feed store, but if I had time, I could also get plenty of it from the nearby market town on the commercial waste collection day as all the clothing shops put out tons of cardboard.
@nickthegardener.11202 жыл бұрын
My new plot has the collosal variety, luckily the old ferns were still attached, so I recognized that it was asparagus and didn't dig them up when weeding that bed. I then found the label. The old ferns were thin so I assume it was its first year planted from crowns, so got another year to go before harvest. It's so tempting to have a couple of spears. 👍
@CharlesDowding1nodig2 жыл бұрын
That is good, and do pick a couple!!
@SagaJohanna2 жыл бұрын
Ive never understood how asparagus grew so I’m so happy that you made this video! Thank you!!
@joydavis40874 ай бұрын
Amazing start to a new asparagus bed. ❤❤❤ and lovely to see the established bed.
@CharlesDowding1nodig4 ай бұрын
Thanks Joy
@xSunshinex42062 жыл бұрын
Want to, but can't decide where to plant it so will have to wait a while more. Same thing every year, I get cold feet on where to plant them. Got quite a few things ironed out by this video though, thank you 🌻
@doinacampean91322 жыл бұрын
Don't worry about that, you can always move them - they won't be very happy, but Self Sufficient Me did it... so, it can be done. Just put them in the soil!
@Dyynamo2 жыл бұрын
My asparagus bed is about 6 years old now. When I started it I planted a few daffodil and tulip bulbs around them, then I covered the whole bed in wood chippings that I get for free from a local tree surgeon. I let the bulbs flower and I get a lovely display in the spring, then when the flowers are dying off, I spread another layer of wood chippings onto the bed prior to the asparagus peeping through.
@CharlesDowding1nodig2 жыл бұрын
Sounds gorgeous!
@KPKENNEDY2 жыл бұрын
My plot was 75% bindweed when I took it over. The last few bits of bindweed finally gave up halfway through the third year. No dig made it easier to get more of the root out and more easily. Its too early to say about the Mares tail, but not digging and breaking the roots may possibly be helping. However I am aware that it maybe wishful thinking! I enjoyed your video and find your video's honest, interesting and full of useful idea's. Thank you.
@CharlesDowding1nodig2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Kevin for great feedback. Two more years of marestail probably :)
@Scott33872 жыл бұрын
Obviously you have far more experience than me so it might be a poor suggestion or one you are familiar with but I recommend a horihori over a trowel for weed removal. Much studier and difficult to break while also being thinner and therefore disturbing less soil. Amazingly effective tool.
@Emeraldwitch302 жыл бұрын
Its my favorite garden tool.
@CharlesDowding1nodig2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Scott. I would not use a trowel except that it's copper and I family believe that copper is the best metal for soil energy, not steel as with the hori hori, great though the design is
@Scott33872 жыл бұрын
@@CharlesDowding1nodig ahh the only side of your gardening I cannot get behind. Viktor Schauberger is too hippy for me. Don't take this as mocking though. If it works for you then that's great and wouldn't ask you to stop. I'd hypothesise however that it's the cost of bronze tools that is the effective part. You are paying for a premium product with higher manufacturing standards and that's what let's it cut the soil easier. The energy/magnetism part is much harder to test.
@mariakraska57382 жыл бұрын
Gdy już się wie jak uprawiać szparagi to wtedy jest to takie proste 😀 pozdrawiam 👍💚
@CharlesDowding1nodig2 жыл бұрын
🥂!!
@amandajlemen2 жыл бұрын
Oh this is perfect! I'm getting my asparagus crowns in a few days and I was really looking for a no dig tutorial on it, as well as strawberries! Thank you again, you always seem to be right on time
@CharlesDowding1nodig2 жыл бұрын
Perfect! Good luck with planting
@gypsygem93952 жыл бұрын
Not finished watching the video yet, but thank you Charles. I've got a couple of crowns of Gijnlim in pots at the moment (couldn't plant them in the ground last year so it was a way of keeping them alive!). I'm planning to plant them into a huge tub I've got until I've decided where their final home is going to be. This is mainly because I've got a lot of horsetail at one end of the garden and Phragmites australis rush almost everywhere else where I'm starting my market garden. The rush is a pain to get rid of, so the ground isn't exactly ideal for asparagus yet. I noticed this weekend that one of the pots has already got two spears!
@CharlesDowding1nodig2 жыл бұрын
Big job!!
@scottslotterbeck37962 жыл бұрын
Long term commitment! I'm trying to plan my garden in Sacramento, Calif. Long growing season, no rain, very hot summers. 35+ days over 100°F (38°C).
@grandiesgarden1752 жыл бұрын
Colfax here. I just planted about 40 corn, some greenbeans, (2 of the three sisters. More beans later, so the corn is strong enough to hold them), last week potatoes. Im at 3k feet. Ill bet you will have a lush lovely garden in your climate! I encourage you to get what you can in the ground NOW! ;)
@scottslotterbeck37962 жыл бұрын
@@grandiesgarden175 yup! Tomatoes went in last week. Peas, corn, et cetera soon.
@michaelsnelgrove57792 жыл бұрын
I used to have an asparagus bed when I had an allotment. Nothing like picking it and steaming it ten minutes later - best flavour in the World! I really miss it. Even farmers' market asparagus doesn't come close to it in flavour.
@homermtz2 жыл бұрын
Sir Charles! Teach me your knowledge
@danfarkas53752 жыл бұрын
You take so much care with your content. I love when the finish of the video is at a different time of year from the start. I don't even like asparagus lol.
@CharlesDowding1nodig2 жыл бұрын
I appreciate that Dan, and how amazing!!
@mudoh21312 жыл бұрын
I have let my asparagus bed get badly overgrown, will have a go at rescuing it and will probably start another bed next year. I love asparagus and absolutely refuse to buy iy out of season shipped halfway round the world. Thank you Charles, inspiring as always.
@JanDeBondt2 жыл бұрын
Same here. Escaped chickens scratching everything loose... and a piece of the garden too far away in the garden that got neglected way too much. I also might try rescuing some crowns... but a new order will soon arrive and will be planted much closer to our house to keep an eye on the weeds.
@kilzme22222 жыл бұрын
We've started using your no-dig method for our beds this year and have also started our first asparagus patch. Look forward to them already! Heavy harvest my friend!
@CharlesDowding1nodig2 жыл бұрын
Sounds great Brock and thanks
@rosemarystanley13632 жыл бұрын
Our Asparagus bed is 3 years in - this video has us looking forward to spring! Thank you for sharing your experience :)
@scottslotterbeck37962 жыл бұрын
What season do you harvest?
@CharlesDowding1nodig2 жыл бұрын
Our pleasure. For Scott, late April to late June
@ramthianthomson6012 жыл бұрын
Thanks x
@deborahddenmark2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! I feel confident now to plant my crowns. They will be shipping soon!
@shaunbliss13962 жыл бұрын
Perfect timing Charles thanks I’m expecting a delivery this week!
@odiums_taint2 жыл бұрын
thank you so much for all the wonderful content! this was the first of your videos that i came across, and have enjoyed re-watching to glean all i can. i planted my own crowns in mid march (7 weeks ago), the day after seeing this for the first time. i was so excited to see 80% of the asparagus i planted have surfaced just today!
@CharlesDowding1nodig2 жыл бұрын
Nice feedback and that's exciting!
@waynesell36812 ай бұрын
Pleasant video
@bfrommars2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the video. I have read that Asparagus roots can go down as far as 15 feet! I usually plant mine on a small hump in the trench to avoid stress on the crown.
@CharlesDowding1nodig2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the info! Nice to hear Carol
@Warrior-In-the-Garden3 ай бұрын
Love how you put weeds in their place. Yeah "we're not afraid of you!
@CharlesDowding1nodig3 ай бұрын
Haha thanks
@dn7442 жыл бұрын
Looking good. Planted lots more flowers this year. Daughter saw Rainbow Chrysanthemum, so asked I grow her some. Challenge accepted 😎
@CharlesDowding1nodig2 жыл бұрын
😀
@ourgarden3812 жыл бұрын
I am planting 3 crowns today and am planing on planting them in a large bed I use for rubarb. I will be planting it in front of the rubarb so it will get the sun. I've just watched your video again and really appreciate your content. Thank you for the help you have already given me!!
@CharlesDowding1nodig2 жыл бұрын
Best of luck! Remember that rhubarb is thirsty in the summertime, when it will be grabbing some moisture from the asparagus, I hope it works for you.
@hexmonkog17622 жыл бұрын
thnx Charles. Again a high quality well thought of video. I love it 😍
@CharlesDowding1nodig2 жыл бұрын
Glad you liked it!
@jonerlandson19562 жыл бұрын
yay for asparagus....
@ruthohare98402 жыл бұрын
I'm waiting for my crowns to be delivered. The bed is almost ready, cardboard, sand (from our old sand school), molehill dirt and finally spent mushroom compost. The sand and dirt layers are to lift the crowns up above ground level and provide good drainage as it's very wet here in North Devon. I made the mistake of planting rhubarb into the ground last year and it all rotted. This year I made dirt mounds and put the rhubarb on top and it's all come up fine, so I figure the asparagus ought to be ok too. 🤞
@CharlesDowding1nodig2 жыл бұрын
Well done Ruth!
@vlunceford2 жыл бұрын
I have a small bed of asparagus that I recently weeded, added fresh compost, and topped all with a thick layer of well-composted wood chips. Hoping to increase productivity on that bed. Here in the Southeastern USA, Bermuda grass is my nemesis. I laid cardboard before filling my raised beds, which are now 3 years old and full of Bermuda grass that is coming up from underneath the beds. I try to stay no-dig but the Bermuda was so thick in my beds that we spent many ' hours removing as much of the grass and its rhizomes as possible all the way to the bottom of the beds. I re-spread the soil in each bed, added fresh soil and compost, and will use well-composted wood chips as top compost/mulch. Hopefully our aggressiveness with the Bermuda grass won’t harm the soil in the end. I gardened in 2020 but not in 2021 due to both weather and illness, so the grass got out of hand. The plan is to stay on top if it going forward and out let it get so bad in the future.
@CharlesDowding1nodig2 жыл бұрын
Well done, and yes it needs persistence! Hope you are mulching nearby paths too, so it can't spread back horizontally
@karenl77862 жыл бұрын
Oh to have the space to grow asparagus! It is quite beautiful.
@seanirishterrier65882 жыл бұрын
I grew mine from seed last year, most survived the winter in large pots. Now in their 2nd yr & ready to be planted. I won’t be cropping them until next yr which I believe is the earliest I can do this.
@CharlesDowding1nodig2 жыл бұрын
Spot on Sean
@robb59842 жыл бұрын
What a wonderfully satisfying sound - the snap of a fresh spear!
@jeshurunfarm2 жыл бұрын
I had time to watch the full video now and it is well planned and edited (again) We also enjoy your work in educating and gardening. Respect from Africa 🇿🇦
@CharlesDowding1nodig2 жыл бұрын
Thankyou Justus 😀
@clarelove37382 жыл бұрын
I am so envious of your asparagus crowns. Really hard to find decent crowns in Ireland. I eventually got asparagus spears after 5 years from what were supposed to be 2 yr old crowns at planting time, so it took nearly 7 years 😮💨
@CharlesDowding1nodig2 жыл бұрын
Sorry to hear that Clare, v frustrating
@carolineholland41782 жыл бұрын
Love the copper spade. I have purchased a few precious tools from Implementations and I couldn't bare to use anything else. If only they could make a horihori knife with a serrated edge. That would be amazing! Something to get deep into the soil with minimal disturbance to lift out weeds that could also be used to slice or saw off spent plants at ground level leaving the roots to decompose underground.
@gypsygem93952 жыл бұрын
That really would be something, I could do with something like that for cutting the rushes that grow in my garden as deeply as possible without disturbing the soil too much. Perhaps I'll buy a cheap bread knife or similar to do the job. (Thanks for the idea!)
@CharlesDowding1nodig2 жыл бұрын
Nice to hear Caroline, I shall ask about copper hori hori
@carolineholland41782 жыл бұрын
Great idea, I just love copper gardening tools.
@carolineholland41782 жыл бұрын
@@CharlesDowding1nodig If you could work your magic and get one of these into production that would be amazing! Also if the said company could offer a sharpening service rather than replacing that would be brilliant. Your success in getting the 60 cell plug trays adapted for the smaller plot holder is very useful, thank you very much.
@equisader Жыл бұрын
With you on the copper hori hori. I have the niwaki carbon steel one. It's excellent but copper would be fabulous.
@maryt81842 жыл бұрын
I started asparagus from seed this yr. They grew better than I expected. I realize they will take longer to get a harvest, but the cost savings are substantial. Our climate is not ideal for asparagus, so we shall see how they do. The ferns are pretty in their own right, and I tucked a few into the flower garden.
@CharlesDowding1nodig2 жыл бұрын
Sounds promising Mary
@diogene57722 жыл бұрын
charles talking about great tools ... here i am with the most rusted shovel i hinerited from gp still my fav over the 5 clean other i got
@CharlesDowding1nodig2 жыл бұрын
That is interesting and perhaps it's because it has the best shape or the nicest handle, there are so many fascinating aspects to what makes a good tool
@diogene57722 жыл бұрын
@@CharlesDowding1nodig mostly the way it dig ... just like a butter knife x) its so rusted the shape started to look like a arrow head
@ximenaisabeljimenezgalindo90442 жыл бұрын
Me animo ver tu hermoso video , gracias Charles 🇨🇱😷
@CharlesDowding1nodig2 жыл бұрын
💚
@janicejurgensen21222 жыл бұрын
Thank you for all this information! I have asparagus that were planted over 20 years ago and have started giving me fewer each year so I want to replant! And this video makes it seem much easier than I was about to do! Ty
@CharlesDowding1nodig2 жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@prubroughton23272 жыл бұрын
i have a little asparagus experiment going at the moment here in NZ. I have set aside a little patch which is not harvested until late summer early autumn. I am no cutting the spears they are the biggest and juiciest I have ever had and is a great treat when you are fed up with zucchini and lettuce.
@CharlesDowding1nodig2 жыл бұрын
Enterprising!
@martinsmith2512 жыл бұрын
I’ve been watching your channel for a couple of years now and I think this is the most I’ve ever seen you dig! (Pond doesn’t count!)
@CharlesDowding1nodig2 жыл бұрын
Thanks 👍!!
@keetajo4437 Жыл бұрын
We've had asparagus grow along our railroad for over 50 years. It is not mowed and full of grass and weeds. Asparagus is hardy and does well with little to no help. Just remember to cut below the soil and not to snap above the soil. And to let some go to seed. And they will give you so much you will be giving it away to friends and family
@CharlesDowding1nodig Жыл бұрын
Nice observations thanks
@I.love.mygarden2 жыл бұрын
For so many years I didn’t start wiht asparagus as I new it’s so long to wait.. and later for so long regret it ;)) but finnaly last year I’ve put few crowns! Maybe I will add few this year also! Thank you for great movie!
@CharlesDowding1nodig2 жыл бұрын
I wish you well Agnieszka!
@I.love.mygarden2 жыл бұрын
@@CharlesDowding1nodig thank you! :))
@rachelmock14422 жыл бұрын
Your eight year asparagus bed is beautiful
@blondiethebuilder56766 ай бұрын
Great info on your channel for me, I'm starting my homesteading and one of my first to plant is asparagus, I've already ordered them, will definitely follow your tips . Thank you :)
@CharlesDowding1nodig6 ай бұрын
Best of luck!
@breaker-one-nine2 жыл бұрын
Good video. I grew a mix of varieties from seed last year so I'll have a mix of males & females, need to plant them out in next few weeks. ps. I'm not jealous of the bindweed. We luckily haven't got that. My main perennial weeds are rush, sorrel, buttercup & dock.
@gypsygem93952 жыл бұрын
I can sympathise! I have the same (except sorrel), the rush is ... gah!!
@nachis35 ай бұрын
Love your video. I just planted asparagus crowns and your video is very informative.
@CharlesDowding1nodig5 ай бұрын
Awesome! May they grow!
@conniehusband13652 жыл бұрын
Thankyou Charles! Want to get some asparagus started this year. You get a thumbs up before I watch, devoted advocate. Now.....about this snow🤔
@CharlesDowding1nodig2 жыл бұрын
Oh dear, wish I could send our rain and sun 🌱
@rosen-garten6292 жыл бұрын
Thank you for another lovely video on a vegetable I love dearly! I so wish I had more space to try it. It would be nice, if you could come back to that bed at some point, to show us, how it developed :-).
@CharlesDowding1nodig2 жыл бұрын
Yes shall do, early summer tour
@jasonhatfield47472 жыл бұрын
The timing of this video is amazing. I have 50 asparagus crowns coming in April and plan on starting them exactly the same way you demonstrated here. I have my work cut out for me I fear, haha
@CharlesDowding1nodig2 жыл бұрын
Good luck and you can do it! So much asparagus!!
@bankyankerdude2 жыл бұрын
Perfectly timed video! My mom gave me some crowns as a birthday gift this past month and I had no idea what to do with them 😂. Thank you!
@CharlesDowding1nodig2 жыл бұрын
Happy birthday!!
@bankyankerdude2 жыл бұрын
@@CharlesDowding1nodig thank you
@dispmonk2 жыл бұрын
I’ve got a massive Horsetail issue. The best way I’ve gotten rid of it is to tarp it off for a year. Then let chickens hit it in spring. And make sure the surrounding area is kept mowed. Takes a couple years for sure. Some people say if you keep the soil extremely fertile it’ll just go away on its own. I’m still improving mine so can’t verify that. 😜
@CharlesDowding1nodig2 жыл бұрын
That's good, you are well organised and all of that makes good sense. I agree, and soil being more fertile from organic matter means also better drainage which does not suit the horsetail, because it likes ground that lies wet
@dispmonk2 жыл бұрын
@@CharlesDowding1nodig yes, it’s definitely a pioneering species, one of the oldest plants on earth. I think it’s drawn to really poor soil‘s as well. Surprisingly, my ground isn’t very wet, it is largely clay though and devoid of nutrients and biomass. So much so I broke down and did some soil tests because not much would grow. It had been hayed for about 100 years without ever any inputs back in on it. Even with putting compost down for 2 years I couldn’t grow anything well. I’m Looking forward to this growing season because I got all the nutrients up with alfalfa meal,other biomass, and compost. Most of the perennial weeds are gone to so I can finally get into proper no dig. Anyhow I’m just babbling now. Good video✌️
@tranthiduyen6152 жыл бұрын
Bạn trồng cây măng tây thật tuyệt vời
@conniehusband13652 жыл бұрын
Scrumptious! Cant wait.
@meapantz19837 ай бұрын
I've just got some purple crowns this year to pop in. I also have loads of the green ones growing from seed from 6 months ago so hopefully they will get good in a few years
@CharlesDowding1nodig7 ай бұрын
That sounds promising. I recommend planting the purple ones maybe 15 cm closer to each other because they are less vigorous, in my experience here.
@meapantz19837 ай бұрын
@@CharlesDowding1nodig top tip. Thank you Charles 😊
@olberarosa23462 жыл бұрын
AWESOME VIDEO SR WATCHING YOU FROM TEXAS
@plantsoverpills16432 жыл бұрын
Asparagus…..a wonderfully healthful vegetable😋
@kipstrange19732 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the tips.
@CharlesDowding1nodig2 жыл бұрын
It's a pleasure!
@christinashurina10086 ай бұрын
😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊 Thank you very much for the information. 😊😊😊😊😊
@CharlesDowding1nodig6 ай бұрын
🍅
@aileenshaw92792 жыл бұрын
Hello Charles. I have been eating asparagus from the same plants from my grandmother’s garden for over 65 years. My parents moved into her property when she died and continued the asparagus bed. I have since moved some of the plants 3 times as I have shifted house. The last two shifts they were planted in raised beds which were only filled with compost. It would be interesting to know what the variety is called. I wish I had known about no dig gardening in my early gardening years!
@CharlesDowding1nodig2 жыл бұрын
Hello Aileen, this is an amazing story and thanks so much for sharing. I did not know that you could successfully transplant large asparagus, and that's very reassuring. They sound like a wonderful variety!
@kensearle48922 жыл бұрын
I didn't know you could move them either. I like that as a have a few good ones I want to move to a new bed.
@aileenshaw92792 жыл бұрын
@@kensearle4892 I shifted them in winter when they were dormant and hoped for the best. They are planted into a raised bed in compost which is topped up each year. There is no soil in the raised bed. I give them a light top up of blood and bone a couple of times a year. Best of luck.
@erinobrien84082 жыл бұрын
That's incredible, Aileen!
@ssmith2608 Жыл бұрын
How long do the asparagus live for? That's amazing 😁.
@Constantinului2 жыл бұрын
Dear brother Charles, thank you for sharing this one. Great info and insights !
@CharlesDowding1nodig2 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it
@gustogarden2 жыл бұрын
This is definitely one of our next project, and some of your tips will surely be useful. Thanks for your work from italy!
@CharlesDowding1nodig2 жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@creative_grassrootsgarden2 жыл бұрын
Great advice. I'm going to give asparagus a try this spring. 💚
@quantafitness6088 Жыл бұрын
Thank you very much. Such an easier way to do it.
@ohio_gardener2 жыл бұрын
Some of my asparagus is a little over 30 years old, and still very productive. I haven't seen any sprouts yet, but the rhubarb is now coming up so the asparagus won't be far behind.
@CharlesDowding1nodig2 жыл бұрын
That is wonderful to hear, what an amazing plant it is, I hope your season is a good one
@tonyawiley95752 жыл бұрын
I just planted my first asparagus bed from 3 year old crowns I started from seed. Super excited to see how they do! My question however, is once the spears are large enough for harvest, when do you stop harvesting for the season and allow the plants to "fern out"?
@K_C.2 жыл бұрын
The plants will tell you, when the spears start to bolt faster and get tough to bite. Asparagus beetle shows up around then so I chop one last time after their eggs are laid and compost it.
@tonyawiley95752 жыл бұрын
@@K_C. makes sense. Thank you so much for the info!
@CharlesDowding1nodig2 жыл бұрын
As I say here, late June. To allow growth for building roots.
@tonyawiley95752 жыл бұрын
@@CharlesDowding1nodig thank you! I must have missed you mentioning that.
@cumbrianhomestead2 жыл бұрын
Excellent Video Charles - I really was interested towards the end when you spoke about "scything the dead tops and leaving them to lie on the ground" - great stuff! ATB Woody
@CharlesDowding1nodig2 жыл бұрын
Cheers Woody 💚
@nickhammersonrocks2 жыл бұрын
BY FAR THE BEST VEGETABLE TO HAVE IN A CAR !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@charlescoker77522 жыл бұрын
Mr. Dowding, I watched Paul Gautschi in Washington State USA. He found breaking the shoots off at the crown tells the plant to send up a new shoot. Just breaking the stem. The crown thinks it still has a spear. And does not put up a shoot to take its place. You can find the short video. , Paul Gautschi Asparagus Harvest. Do not know if breaking off the dry stems at the crown would tell the plant to send up a new spear , or not. But give it a try.
@CharlesDowding1nodig2 жыл бұрын
Thankyou Charles. Must say though that we have plenty of harvest. Shall try!
@charlescoker77522 жыл бұрын
@@CharlesDowding1nodig Your Welcome. Will be interesting to see you do the experiment, and do a video about it.
@charlescoker77522 жыл бұрын
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@clairemcconway62662 жыл бұрын
that's interesting, but could it increase the risk of overharvesting and exhaustion? You'd have to be very discliplined and not take all the spears that come up.
@sandrafuentes34492 жыл бұрын
Guau que rico .me encantan los espárragos gracias por el video ❤️
@CharlesDowding1nodig2 жыл бұрын
Maravillosa Sandra
@jimmybowens Жыл бұрын
You should try gardening with Kaikuyu grass in Auckland NZ - your situation is like a utopia compared. 😂
@hilshils34265 ай бұрын
Also, Very interested to read about the perennial weeds & how to deal with them in an established bed! I’m battling with couch grass in a newish bed of dogwoods, using imported topsoil which must have had it in it, as have no other couch grass elsewhere. Good to hear if I keep at it, it will go, especially if I locate the ‘parent’ root? I have a bit of bindweed and ground elder which I am trying to defoliate regularly hoping that will weaken it… Maybe a video on weeds??
@CharlesDowding1nodig5 ай бұрын
I always recommend not to import soil because of this problem exactly, and also it's often not truly topsoil! However, you have it now and yes, you need to keep removing new growth, plus you could put some cardboard down now with a little compost or woodchip on top to hold it down. I've made loads of videos about weeds, see this one for example kzbin.info/www/bejne/g57ZY619m816btk
@hilshils34265 ай бұрын
@@CharlesDowding1nodig Thank you…I should have searched!
@keetajo4437 Жыл бұрын
Cut the spears just below the soil so that it regrows. If cut above the soil that spear will die off and not regrow. Towards end of season let a few go to seed so they can seed your area
@erinobrien84082 жыл бұрын
Perfect timing this video, thank you! Q: I've had 50 Jersey Knights in a weedy, dug bed for 3 yrs. Obviously they're not producing harvestable size spears. I've created 6 new, no dig beds. Would they be better off if I dig & replant them in a new bed, or if I put down some cardboard and compost around them and keep on top of the weeds? (Zone 7b- extremely wet all yr excepting summer) Thank you so much for sharing your experience and knowledge!!!!
@CharlesDowding1nodig2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Erin, you could do either. If the former, put compost on the card. Maybe the soil wetness suggests raised beds.
@erinobrien84082 жыл бұрын
@@CharlesDowding1nodig @Charles Dowding Thank you for your response! So, I'll follow your lead and experiment! I'll transplant 1/2 to a new bed & keep 1/2 in situ while improving the bed's soil with card, compost.
@stevendowden25792 жыл бұрын
great video charles
@azamshakoor30982 жыл бұрын
Always a pleasure to watch your video,, sir Charles,, thanks for sharing your valuable knowledge with us 👍👌🇮🇳
@CharlesDowding1nodig2 жыл бұрын
My pleasure Azam. I hope that asparagus will grow in your climate!
@azamshakoor30982 жыл бұрын
@@CharlesDowding1nodig Hooe so never tried but sure will let you know once I grow them,,
@jeshurunfarm2 жыл бұрын
Wow Charles. You have double the views in one hour, that I get in a life time. Respect from Africa 🇿🇦
@CharlesDowding1nodig2 жыл бұрын
Oh wow!
@jeshurunfarm2 жыл бұрын
@@CharlesDowding1nodig you must be doing something rite. I will keep steeling with my eyes.
@kensearle48922 жыл бұрын
I have tried Asparagus beds. My 2nd bed after 5 years is not so good. Some died due to competition of raspberries, rhubarb, and weeds creeping in. After lessons learned, I think my 3rd plan has a better chance. 1. A dedicated bed for asparagus. Maybe some annuals on edges but definitely not other perennials that will compete. 2. Treat as a hedgerow where they will not shade other nearby vegetables when they are 3-4 feet high 3. Place a tarp a whole season or year ahead so the weeds are dead-dead-dead 4. Lay the crowns on a light layer of compost. 5. Then a thick layer of several inches of compost over them to avoid digging the holes and keep weeds dead-dead-dead. 6. Plant 2-3 times more plants as I think I'll need because some die and some will take an extra year or two. Extras will look nice. 7. Hopefully then they will grow-grow-grow
@CharlesDowding1nodig2 жыл бұрын
Nicely described Ken and I wish you success by 2025-6!
@MsCaterific2 жыл бұрын
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@Jardin-de-invierno2 жыл бұрын
Always love your videos
@hilshils34265 ай бұрын
Hi Charles, really interesting video, as my asparagus bed is 3 years old now but still, last year, the stems were pretty spindly. I’m not picking them of course, but wonder if they need a bit of feeding as well as mulch to strengthen the plants? They are in sun till around 3pm in summer, so maybe that’s the problem..can’t do anything about that as we live in shady Hampshire!
@CharlesDowding1nodig5 ай бұрын
Thanks, and I think you maybe have planted a variety that is not very good. Some amazingly do grow thin spears and unfortunately will probably not change. I hope I'm wrong! That's only a small difference in terms of sunlight, and would not cause it.
@aaronlesicar68742 жыл бұрын
A great video, as always! I did not know asparagus was such a special crop in regards of planting it. I am always amazed of your garden bed edges. How do you take care that no weeds are getting into your bed? If you already uploaded a video regarding that, it would be great if somebody could share the link with me.
@CharlesDowding1nodig2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! We mow the grass tight and use long handled shears. My online course has a video charlesdowding.co.uk/product/online-course-1-no-dig-gardening-module-3/
@johndyer92322 жыл бұрын
Couch grass looks familiar to crab grass in the US to me.
@CharlesDowding1nodig2 жыл бұрын
Maybe the same, it's Elymus repens
@pegmountney27082 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this! I'm putting in a dedicated boxed form asparagus bed this year & this was most helpful! 😊 My bed will be a foot high cedar bed when complete so I'm wondering how deep to start the crowns. There's so much varying info on layering compost based on growth (similar to what's done with potatoes) I'm a little confused on it...I'm planting Millennium bare roots - developed by my hometown/province of Guelph Ontario Canada
@CharlesDowding1nodig2 жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful and wow your hometown. You can see the depth in this video, around 3 inches of soil/compost on top and as I've also seen the video, I simply put an inch of new compost on once a year, end of story, no earthing up
@pegmountney27082 жыл бұрын
@@CharlesDowding1nodig Thank you for that! It's most appreciated!
@denizakkemik91352 жыл бұрын
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@RudyWarman2 жыл бұрын
My girlfriend helped out on my allotment a few years ago. Dug up all my newly planted asparagus crowns. :( :)
@CharlesDowding1nodig2 жыл бұрын
Oh no!
@RudyWarman2 жыл бұрын
@@CharlesDowding1nodig after watching your vids, I know now that I did have a lot of perineal weeds in the bed and they well all planted relatively close to an apricot tree so it was probably a good thing in the end. 😂 Should get some more in really..
@damien8842 жыл бұрын
You can pick down to the woody part of the spear and use a vegetable peeler to expose the softer flesh
@equisader Жыл бұрын
A few weeks on i have 57/60 germinated in my cd60. I'm pretty thrilled with that. I need to pot on now and i'm wondering if the deeper planting technique with the modules applies to asparagus seedlings too? Can't believe i'm even doing this. Your videos give confidence just to try. Thanks so much.
@stevenbp1012 жыл бұрын
Hey Charles should you cover your asparagus in the winter with some mulch or straw. I had some that died two or three years ago and I had to replace some. (Old guy from Arkansas)🇺🇸
@CharlesDowding1nodig2 жыл бұрын
Hi Steve I don't think so but maybe if you have a hard frost without any snow cover, that could harm it and maybe that's what happened. I will check to see what people in your neighbourhood do, who succeed with asparagus
@PlantObsessed Жыл бұрын
I need to move my asparagus. Do I have to start over the 3 years before harvesting again?
@CharlesDowding1nodig Жыл бұрын
Maybe two! See how well it takes, keep it watered initially
@hoosierpioneer Жыл бұрын
I have a volunteer asparagus shoot, for several years now. Every year ONE SHOOT, ONE FERN ONLY. I want it to multiply. Any advice? I'm tempted to eat that stalk this year!
@CharlesDowding1nodig Жыл бұрын
I have suffered that and reckon it's from the crown being of poor quality and it will never make any good result for you. I would replant or better still, sow from Seed, ASAP
@Enduro2622 жыл бұрын
I find the Beatles like new plants that don’t get picked after 3 years you start picking and they go else where. Lol. (Winslow,bucks)